In a patient with oxytocin-induced tachysystole with indeterminate or abnormal fetal heart tones, which of the following should be the nurse's initial intervention?
A. Assist the patient to lateral position
B. Discontinue Pitocin
C. Administer IV fluid bolus
Answer: B. Discontinue Pitocin
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A. MAGNET designated hospitals B. County supervised hospitals C. State owned hospitals D. Religious affiliated hospitals
The health clinic staff is working on becoming culturally competent. Which strategies should the staff use when developing this competence? (Select all that apply.)
1. Increasing the diversity of the staff providing care. 2. Soliciting input from various cultural organizations. 3. Holding cultural training sessions for its staff members. 4. Developing a competence in the languages spoken by the patient population. 5. Concluding that their current method of care delivery needs little modification.
A patient with an autoimmune disorder says, "I don't know why this happened to me. I try to exercise and eat well." How should the nurse respond?
1. "These disorders are usually associated with a vitamin deficiency." 2. "These problems happen when your body misinterprets normal cells as being foreign and attempts to destroy them." 3. "It happened because you were exposed to something repeatedly, and then the body decided it needed to destroy it." 4. "Chronic illnesses are the cause of autoimmune disorders."
The nurse is accompanying a group of older adults on a July 4th outing to monitor heat prostration. What factor is related to heat intolerance in the older adult?
a. An increase in melanin b. A reduction of perspiration c. A reduction in body temperature d. Increased capillary fragility